Actor · Writer

Jane Adams

56 credited titles on WatchWise

Jane Adams is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 1994 revival of An Inspector Calls. Her film roles include Happiness (1998), Wonder Boys (2000), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), and Little Children (2006). She also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Frasier (1999–2000), and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for the HBO series Hung (2009–11).

Jane Adams in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$206M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Happiness

$2.8M

Standout efficiency

0.9x

Happiness · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$263M

Combined reported budget

$83M

Gross / budget

3.2x

Bankability Index

40 / 100

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